VFB_connect is a Python lib that wraps data/knowledgeBase query endpoints and returns DataFrame tables.
Available on PyPi:
pip install vfb_connect
# VFB connect object wraps connections and queries to public VFB servers.
from vfb_connect import vfb
# Get TermInfo for Types/Classes, DataSets and anatomical individuals.
vfb.get_TermInfo(['FBbt_00003686'])
vfb.get_TermInfo(['Ito02013'])
vfb.get_TermInfo(['VFB_00010001'])
# Get all terms relevant to a brain region (all parts and all overlapping cells. Query by label supported by default.
vfb.get_terms_by_region('fan-shaped body')
TermInfo return a pandas DataFrame by default but can also return a dict summary or full VFB_json values that conform to VFB_json_schema
For more examples see our Quick Guide Jupyter Notebook